[News] More than four million ballots for the November 16 referendum and consultation have been printed by the Military Geographic Institute.

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The National Electoral Council is moving forward with the schedule for the November 16 elections, during which voters will not be allowed to take photos of their votes.

Preparations for the referendum and po[CENSORED]r consultation elections scheduled for November 16 are at the ballot printing stage, which is 30% complete, representing more than 4,203,000 ballots.

With 27 days until Ecuadorians return to the polls, the National Electoral Council (CNE) reported on October 23rd the progress of printing ballots and documents that will be delivered on November 16th.

As of Thursday, October 23rd, 2025, ballot printing has reached around 30.13%, document printing has reached 14.27%, and the assembly of electoral packages has reached 6.09%, reported Hugo Avilés, director of the Military Geographic Institute (IGM), the public agency contracted for this process.

The CNE awarded the contract for a total of $4,272,000.

In parallel with the printing process, the shipment of packages abroad is scheduled to begin on October 31st.

On November 16th, 13,938,724 voters are called to vote on four questions proposed by President Daniel Noboa. Three of these questions are to reform the current Constitution to allow the establishment of foreign military bases on national territory; to eliminate the allocation of state resources for the operation of political parties and movements; and to reduce the number of members of the National Assembly from 151 (currently) to 73.
The fourth question proposes the establishment of a Constituent Assembly to draft a new political charter.

Councilors José Cabrera, Enrique Pita, and Diana Atamaint attended this activity. The latter confirmed that for these elections, voters will be prohibited from taking photographs of their votes while they are in the voting screen.

This provision was included in the call for elections issued on September 21st, which arose at the request of the Noboa administration during the April runoff elections to prevent citizens from being "extorted" by organized crime groups.

In other activities related to this election, the CNE accepted requests from 94 national individuals to conduct electoral observation, as well as 94 delegates from a civil society organization.

Accreditation was denied to thirteen individuals who failed to meet the requirements, according to the legal analysis.

Likewise, in a session on October 22, the Council resolved not to hold voting in Havana and Santa Clara, Cuba, due to a "bank liquidity situation" and problems with electricity, connectivity, and transportation.

There will also be no elections in Caracas and Valencia, Venezuela, due to unsafe conditions, among other diplomatic issues.

Meanwhile, in Monterrey, Mexico, Ecuadorians residing there will be able to vote in the city's polling station, the plenary session stated.

The electoral campaign for the "yes" or "no" vote in the referendum and consultation will begin on November 1, for which eleven political organizations are qualified to promote their positions and those of civil society.

This campaigning period will end on November 13, giving way to the electoral silence.

 

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